[caption id="attachment_11171" align="alignright" width="357"] Agbogbloshie, Ghana[/caption]
A pair of recent studies have identified toxic substances in the ground and in eggs from chickens foraging in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.
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In March, Blancco Technology Group released survey results showing consumer anxieties about potential mismanagement of their data on electronic devices.
University researchers in Texas are developing a nontoxic leaching solution to recover cobalt and lithium from end-of-life batteries.
Two Rice University scientists have formulated a solvent that can extract material from the cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries.
With an eye toward demonstrating the variety and amount of metals available from e-scrap, geologists at an English university used a household blender to take a look inside a mobile device.
The University of Plymouth scientists dropped an intact mobile phone into a blender and shredded it int
Two ITAD companies recently released reports providing insights into serving institutional generators of obsolete electronics.
Minneapolis ITAD software provider and consulting company Makor Solutions published an e-book covering service level agreements with customers.
Researchers overseas say high-impact polystyrene from scrap electronics can be used as a replacement for sand in self-compacting concrete.
Scientists at the Vellore Institute of Technology in India found they could use HIPS granules instead of sand and still get suitable flow and strength properties.
More than a quarter of consumers are so concerned that data on their old mobile phones might be compromised that they wouldn't trade in the devices, according to a survey.
Blancco Technology Group, which provides data erasure and diagnostic equipment and software,
Two government initiatives looking to energize the lithium-ion battery recycling sector have officially launched, offering prize money to recycling entrepreneurs and a dedicated laboratory to house research projects.
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